Whiffletree-eye



(No Model.)

0.? E PS. WHIPFL EB EYE.

No. 593,029. Patented Nov. 2, 1897.

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ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT WHIFFL ETREE-EYE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,029, dated November 2, 1897.

Application filed May 27, 1897. Serial No. 638,486. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHAMBERLAYNE PHELPS, of Bucks Bridge,in the county of St.Lawrence, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefullmprovem ents inWhiffletree-Eyes, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full,

clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in whiflletrees, and having more particular reference to the eye upon the end whichreceives the traces.

My object is to produce an elastic whiffletree-eye, so as to relieve the sudden jerk both upon the wagon and upon the trace when the horse starts; and to that end my invention consists in the several new and novel features of construction and operation hereinafter described, and which are specifically set forth in the claims hereunto annexed. It is constructed as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of the whifiietree provided with my improved eyes upon its ends and showing traces mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a section through the ends of the whifiletree and trace, showing the eye of the trace in engagement with the eye of the whiffletree. Fig. 3 is atop plan view of the whiffletree-eye detached.

a is an ordinary whiflietree having ferrules a at each end, and b is an elastic whiftletreeeye. It may be constructed from a piece of round spring-steel, bent first to form an arm 0, thence at d back upon itself, forming the clastic bearing-arm, and then rearward, as shown at c. This eye extends rearward in a line with the whiffietree and projects beyond the end of the whiffletree a suitable distance in the usual manner.

f is the trace, having an eye g, which is inserted over the eye, as shown at Fig. 2.

It will be observed that the construction thus formed by bending the outer end upon itself an elastic end will be formed to the whiffletree which will give and take with the motion of the horse and thus avoid the jerky motion to the carriage which would otherwise be experienced. It will also be observed that this will also ease the trace and prevent its wearing out as quickly as in ordinary whiffletrees; also secures an easy gliding movement to the occupants of a vehicle when riding over uneven surfaces, especially easin g the motion of the carriage.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is

1. A whifiietree-eye, comprising a rod or bar which has its inner end inserted into the end of the singletree, and its outer end formed into a curved loop which extends outwardly in a line with the singletree, and which loop receives the end of the trace upon its inner elastic end, substantially as shown.

2. A whifidetree-eye formed from a single elastic rod or bar of metal which has its inner end inserted into the end of the singletree, and its outer end formed into an elastic whiffletree-eye, which is bent upon itself so as to form the arm 0, the bend or curve d, and the elastic bearing-arm e, which receives the trace, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of April, 1897.

CHAMBERLAYNE PHELPS.

In presence of LEDYARD P. HALE, GEORGE W. HURLBUT. 

